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Kevin McHalevsJimmy Butler III

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PF · VAL group F

Kevin McHale

1981–1993 · 13 seasons

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Jimmy Butler III

2012–2026 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Kevin McHale and Jimmy Butler III: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kevin McHale	Stat	Jimmy Butler III
13	Seasons	15
118.3	Career VAL	144.4
21.0 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	17.0 (2017)
Inducted 1999	Hall of Fame	—
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Kevin McHale and Jimmy Butler III have
Kevin McHale	Stat	Jimmy Butler III
Career
971	Games	904
Per game
17.9	Points / game	18.4
7.3	Rebounds / game	5.4
1.7	Assists / game	4.4
Shooting
55.4%	FG %	47.4%
26.1%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Kevin McHale	Jimmy Butler III
22	—	0.8
23	3.1	5.5
24	5.7	7
25	6.8	11.6
26	8.5	9.1
27	10.2	17
28	12.3	8.7
29	21	9
30	13.8	10
31	11.2	12.2
32	13	11.2
33	8.9	15.2
34	3.2	10.7
35	0.6	9.9
36	—	6.5